diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 4619a83d..ceddf83f 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -1899,7 +1899,7 @@ luaA_client_get_icon(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
 static int
 luaA_client_get_titlebar(lua_State *L, client_t *c)
 {
-    return luaA_object_push_item(L, -2, c->titlebar);
+    return luaA_object_push(L, c->titlebar);
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/titlebar.h b/titlebar.h
index cbcab658..c1ad630f 100644
--- a/titlebar.h
+++ b/titlebar.h
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ titlebar_update_geometry(client_t *c)
 
     /* Client geometry without titlebar, but including borders, since that is always consistent. */
     titlebar_geometry_compute(c, titlebar_geometry_remove(c->titlebar, 0, c->geometry), &geom);
-    luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c);
-    luaA_object_push_item(globalconf.L, -1, c->titlebar);
+    luaA_object_push(globalconf.L, c->titlebar);
     wibox_moveresize(globalconf.L, -1, geom);
     lua_pop(globalconf.L, 2);
 }